Head of Media Buying (Paid Media)

Head of Media Buying (Paid Media)

£55k to £65k

Bristol- 4 days in office

Salt have partnered with an international InsureTech business to assist with their continued growth. Over the past 2 years the company has grown from strength to strength going from 8 people to 130 in just 2 years. This expansion has led to the need of a specialist with paid media (primarily search and social) to support the head of marketing in managing the media buying team. This opportunity requires exceptional people skills as you would manage a team of 3 people, growing again to 4 in the new year.

The role

• Be the thought leader for paid media by generating a regular flow of new ideas into the paid media strategy based on data insights and platform knowledge.
• Managing a team of paid media executives; leading and motivating the team to continuously strive for excellency.
• Manage all team workflows, content distribution and testing reporting to ensure we are extracting enough value from all content and platforms.
• Upskilling the paid media team at any opportunity with focus on reporting, strategy, commercial awareness and new platform implementation.

Key skills

• Exceptional communication skills and previous experience in managing a team.
• Strong understanding of Social, Search and having a strong commercial awareness of emerging platforms.
• Knowledge in Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, GoogleAds, Youtube and Display are key in being successful in this position.